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Vancouver Jamea Masjid operates as homeless shelter due to cold
12-27-2016
Vancouver’s Jamea Masjid operated as an overnight shelter for those in need seeking refuge during the cold winter nights.
On Dec. 18, Al Jamia Masjid congregation opened the mosque when temperatures fell below freezing.
“If the need is there, we will be open,” said Haroon Khan, president of the Pakistan Canada Association and trustee of the Al Jamia Masjid.
“This year, the emergency was really acute and the interfaith community has been mobilized. We really felt like this was the right thing to do, especially at this time of year,” he said.
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